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Spotlight: Mary Hertel, Paper Piecing Pattern Designer
With her whimsical animals and happy characters, paper piecing pattern designer Mary Hertel takes you along as she designs quilts for kids and kids-at-heart. Her designs have a youthful and…
Spotlight: Margo Yang, Modern Quilter
Margo Yang has not always been a modern quilter, (not much need for quilts in Thailand where she grew up) but when she found that community of makers something clicked…
Spotlight Rosalind Daniels, Fiber Artist
Fiber artist Rosalind Daniels caught the quilting bug in a typical way - to make a quilt for her first child. Her quilting journey continued, but her work took a…
Spotlight: Joi Mahon, Fashion Sewing Entrepreneur
Fashion sewing entrepreneur Joi Mahon enjoys custom sewing and tailoring for clients, but she also has a passion for sharing her expertise with beginning and advancing sewists. With classes in…
Spotlight: Erin Case, Modern Quilter
Modern quilter Erin Case sets challenges for herself to stretch her work beyond her comfort zone. Erin works digitally before she commits her designs to fabric, using software to experiment…
Spotlight: Kathie Briggs, Textile Artist
When textile artist Kathie Briggs sits down to create an art quilt, there is a good chance it will focus on trees. And her signature pieced background will set the…
Spotlight: Sophie Cagniart, Fashion Designer
Fashion designer and textile artist Sophie Cagniart always knew she would do something creative with clothing but did not imagine elevating waste denim to an art form. By combining the…
Spotlight: Troy Murrah, Wood Mosaic Artist
How do you use hard materials to portray the softness of something like a quilt? Wood mosaic artist Troy Murrah does it by creating quilt-inspired mosaics with found and recycled…
Spotlight: Eliu Hernandez, Denim Textile Artist
Salvaging even the thread from discarded garments such as jeans, denim textile artist Eliu Hernandez uses materials that have been discarded by others to create art with life and texture.…
Spotlight: Lisa Chin, Surface Design Artist
Do the creative work. Every day. That's what keeps surface design artist and printmaker Lisa Chin producing new work and growing as an artist. With multiple projects in the works…
Spotlight: Erin Hentzel, Indie Pattern Designer
As many sewists do, indie pattern designer, author and teacher Erin Hentzel sewed for her children and their dolls. Sometimes the outfits matched, and other times the designs advanced hours,…
How to Make the Antique Tile Quilt Block: Five Sizes
The Antique Tile Quilt Block is a nine patch format that uses strip piecing techniques for some of the units. This is a perfect quilt block for beginners who what…
How to Make the Double Hourglass Quilt Pattern 2
This version of the Double Hourglass quilt pattern 2 is a nine patch format using squares and half square triangles with three (3) fabrics. This version was first identified by…
How to Make the Double Hourglass 1 Quilt Pattern
There are several variations of the Double Hourglass quilt block, depending on the source for the layout and design. In this article, I'll show you how to make the Double…
Spotlight: Jenny Rushmore, Pattern Designer
Challenged to find stylish clothes that fit and flattered her shape, body positive activist and pattern designer Jenny Rushmore decided to take back the power of fashion and develop a…
Spotlight: Melanie Tuazon, Fiber Artist
When her children were young, fiber artist Melanie Tuazon started quilting as a way to explore creativity while making practical, useful things. The making of utilitarian objects has grown into…
Snail Trail Quilt Block Pattern: Free Tutorial
The Snail Trail Quilt Pattern is generally made with two fabrics. I've seen some designs that are quite impactful that use four fabrics, each spiraling around one center patch. The…
How to Make Swamp Angel Quilt Block: Free Pattern
The Swamp Angel quilt block is a nine patch format made from half square triangles, quarter square triangles and a square center unit. This is a perfect block for beginners…